Fatema Al Nuaimi is a distinguished energy leader with more than 25 years of experience across the gas and downstream value chains. As CEO of ADNOC Gas, she leads one of the world’s largest integrated gas businesses, serving customers in more than 20 countries while advancing a growth strategy that expands the company’s global reach, strengthens the UAE’s industrial development and economic prosperity, and creates long-term value for shareholders and the nation. Recognised among CNBC Arabia’s Top 100 Business Leaders in 2026, Fatema is a strong advocate for operational excellence, technological innovation and the development of future talent. As a longstanding Executive Committee member of the UAE–Japan Friendship Committee for Women’s Career Development, she has helped strengthen a partnership that celebrates not only the enduring energy relationship between the UAE and Japan—built on the first LNG exports from Das Island to Tokyo Electric Power Company in 1977—but also women’s leadership, friendship and shared progress between the two nations. A passionate champion of women’s advancement, Fatema chaired the ADNOC Gender Balance Committee for nearly a decade, helping to expand opportunities for women across technical, operational and leadership roles while inspiring the next generation to lead with confidence, ambition and purpose.